Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-11

the tree than the girl, and received the fu
force OF the stroke. The lightning sewers
MS nat, burned streak about one inch wild
through his hair to the skin from the top O
MS head to point behind his ear. 1t ais
burned the skin from his chin, tore the fiesl
on his breast considerably, and singed hi
eyebrows and eye-lashes. He was killed 8
quick he did not know what hurt him. Tn
little girl had narrow escape. She was onl
about six feet from the tree, and the groun,
was torn up all around her. Their mothe
was sitting on the porch at the time and saw
her children stricken down-one of then
never to rise again. The deceased son wa
buried in the Barnesyille cemetery next day
July 3lst. The grief of the bereaved parent
and family is almost inconsolable.
We understand that the Arcadia Hote
dispute has been finally settled. Many O
our readers are aware that ever since the sal,
OF the Hotel under deed of trust foreclosure
some sort of adverse claim has been asserted
| by MIR. Hatten and others, the nature o.
which was not easily defined, but, good OF
| Dad, the Railway Company determined te
take no steps to improve it, so long as any
pany did not doubt but it had a good title
but it wanted peace, and everyone concerned
| satisfied, so that it would be at peace with
and have the good will of, all its neighbors.
Anxious that all obstacles to the improve
ment to the Valley should be removed, and
seeing no prospect that the parties would
reach an agreement themselves, Judge En-
ersOn offered himself as a mediator and
peacemaker, and after months effort, sue
ceeded on Monday in clearing up all disputes,
the papers were executed, and peace once
more reigns, for which all our citizens will
be duly thankful.
We are not, at this writing, advised as to
the Company's plans, but believe this autumn
and winter will see handsome improvements
go up, which will be the beginning of new
era Of prosperity for Arcadia Valley.
The truth is, the Railway Company ought
to locate its hospital here. It's the most
healthy place on any of its lines.
But whatever enterprises the Company
may inaugurate, we are sure all our citizens
will give right royal welcome and hearty
cooperation. We hope before long to be able
to speak more definitely as to the COmpany's
plans.
In this issue will be found communica-
ton signed "Mrs. II. r. Charlton" which
seems to be written with intent to"squelch"
us, but we are much older than our young
correspondent, and have had much expert
once in this line, and still survive, in hale
and vigorous old age-''unsquelched" as yet.
The "open letter. bristles all over with in
terrOgation points porcupine with quilts.
We TACKLE them in defiance of the chance of
being classed with those who"rush in where
angels fear to tread"
1t is the duty of newspaper to protect
the interests of its community, as it is that
of an officer to conserve the interests of his
constituency. In running a newspaper in
this place we have spent half a generation,
and our success has been consequence;
and now we do not intend to leave this course
through mawkish sentimentality. And this
is not through hard heartedness, for never
has deserving man been refused aid, nor
''non- professional" turned away empty
handed from our door. But when there
arises a case of professional, and well attest
ed vagrancy, as this is, and when philanthro-
ply run mad threatens to saddle upon an
already oYertaxed public-overtaxed to sup
port paupers-we shall not allow appeals to
sympathy to overcome sense of duty to
those whose interests it is our province to
conserve.
The facts in the case are as follows: Some
persons, we do not know who, save that Mrs.
Charlton says she is one, have built house
in north Ironton for the use of a family of
travelling, professional, beggars. This family
is notorious from the Arkansas line to Potosi
as shiftless and worthless, has been burden
upon and disgrace to every community in
which it has lived, for years, and one the
residence of which is not desirable to any
community. And, besides, a family which
has no claim for home or domicile in our
town. Their years of usefulness, if they eyer
had such, were spent in other regions; those
regions therefore are properly chargeable
with their support. 1t is radically and NOR
ally wrong, both to other sections and to this,
to offer premium upon yagrancy and vice,
and il some of the ladies of Ironton are not
careful they will soon have quite settlement
of these pets drawn from less charitable
countries.
we Lake tueSe questions III tue oiueI gwen
1. No one objected to feeding the hungry,
or relieving the sick.
2. Not temporarily.
8 and 4. Not if that person is not only
willing and able to build the house, but also
to become guarantor that his or her action
will not add to the burden upon the balance
of the people through appropriations of pub
lie money.
5. The "proper authorities" are the judg-
es and other officers of the county court
where these people have a"domicile." And
the law forbids our county officials making
any appropriation Of public funds in case
of this kind save to send back these people to
their proper domicile, to the place where
they may have in the past acquired domi-
clle, OF right to reside, and right to support
from the poor fund.
6, Ga, Cd. Send them to the COUNTY where
they have a lawful domicile. anybody
would help do that; but these people with
fuel, clothes, and money furnished, here,
would be fools to desire to leave.
7. Certaiaiy not. But this "dying con-
ditidn" can't last always, or even to winter.
And, judging from reports Of able bodied
encounters between the adults, has already
passed away. and rosy, lusty health reigns
supreme.
8. We presume 80. They were born some
where: were raised somewhere, and were
married somewhere.
9. He has the right to live here If tis Is
self-supporting and continues so. But you